He climbs 400 vertical feet in 4 min., 25 seconds!

[rpavich]

this is astounding!

YouTube - Dan Osman speed climbing a cliff

 

[OPC'n]

I think him and I should arm wrestle just to see who is stronger.....

 

[Quickened]

that video just makes me nervous!

 

[JennyG]

yes it's astounding as it stands but

He climbs 400 vertical feet in 4.25 seconds!

.......that would be something else........

 

[jfschultz]

What! I suspect that the time shown at the end is in hours, minutes, and seconds. So it is really 4 minutes and 25 seconds.

400 (133.33 yards) feet vertically in 4.25 seconds would be less than half the time of the record for a 100 yard dash.

 

[toddpedlar]

as has been noted... do the math

it's 4 minutes, 25 seconds - and THAT is ridiculously fast.

 

[Wayne]

It is of course 4 minutes, 25 seconds.

At 4.25 seconds, I thought I was going to see some video of a home-built jet or something.

 

[TheocraticMonarchist]

4 minutes and 25 seconds is still pretty amazing. Am I the only one that's reminded of King David's "mighty men" after watching this?

2 Samuel 23:8-39

 

[OPC'n]

4 minutes and 25 seconds is still pretty amazing. Am I the only one that's reminded of King David's "mighty men" after watching this?

2 Samuel 23:8-39

yes

 

[Skyler]

I was reading that passage just yesterday... those guys were AWESOME!

Seriously though, that guy is fast.

 

[baron]

Watching that video was unreal. I was wondering while watching if it was real or just trick photography like in the movies.

If it is real than I guess Peter Parker has nothing on him, he is the real Spiderman.

How do they develop such hand and finger strength to hold them selves from slipping?

 

[Puritan Sailor]

I wonder how many times he's done that before. He seems to know the mountain pretty well.

 

[rpavich]

Whoops....4 MINUTES and 25 seconds....sorry

 

[kvanlaan]

Yes, you climb faster without ropes, etc. but did anyone notice that the description says "the late Dan Osman".

No ropes = speed = no safety. (Not worth it, in my opinion).

 

[PointingToChrist]

Yes, you climb faster without ropes, etc. but did anyone notice that the description says \"the late Dan Osman\".

No ropes = speed = no safety. (Not worth it, in my opinion).

I noticed that too - Dan Osman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia shows why he died.

Being reckless was poor stewardship, in my opinion, since he had a family.

 

[nicnap]

Yes, you climb faster without ropes, etc. but did anyone notice that the description says "the late Dan Osman".

No ropes = speed = no safety. (Not worth it, in my opinion).

The odd thing is, he died using ropes. He wasn't climbing, but rope diving/jumping, and they think the rope was weathered, as it had been left out for 3 weeks...he had made a record breaking jump, and went back to retrieve the gear; he made one last jump.

 

[Blue Tick]

Dan Osman was a talented climber but a foolish man. He took way too many "calculated risks" unfortunately this was his depise.

He died on November 23, 1998 at the age of 35 after his rope failed while performing a "controlled free-fall" jump from the Leaning Tower rock formation in Yosemite National Park. Osman had come back to Yosemite to dismantle the jump tower but apparently decided to make several jumps (over a few days) before doing so.The failure was investigated by the National Park Service with assistance from Chris Harmston, Quality Assurance Manager at Black Diamond Equipment. Harmston concluded that a change in jump site angle probably caused the ropes to cross and entangle, leading to the rope cutting by melting.Miles Daisher, who was with Osman when he made the jump, stated that the ropes used in his fatal jump had been exposed to inclement weather — including rain and snow — for more than a month before the fatal jump, but that the same ropes were used for several shorter jumps on the previous and same day.

 

[Jon Peters]

4 minutes and 25 seconds is still pretty amazing. Am I the only one that's reminded of King David's "mighty men" after watching this?

2 Samuel 23:8-39

yes

That's funny. I'm with you.

-----Added 9/28/2009 at 12:32:02 EST-----

Dan Osman was a talented climber but a foolish man. He took way too many "calculated risks" unfortunately this was his depise.

He died on November 23, 1998 at the age of 35 after his rope failed while performing a "controlled free-fall" jump from the Leaning Tower rock formation in Yosemite National Park. Osman had come back to Yosemite to dismantle the jump tower but apparently decided to make several jumps (over a few days) before doing so.The failure was investigated by the National Park Service with assistance from Chris Harmston, Quality Assurance Manager at Black Diamond Equipment. Harmston concluded that a change in jump site angle probably caused the ropes to cross and entangle, leading to the rope cutting by melting.Miles Daisher, who was with Osman when he made the jump, stated that the ropes used in his fatal jump had been exposed to inclement weather — including rain and snow — for more than a month before the fatal jump, but that the same ropes were used for several shorter jumps on the previous and same day.

What's a jump tower? Aside from the obvious: a tower fromwhich someone jumps. Hmm, maybe that is the answer.

 

[Blue Tick]

4 minutes and 25 seconds is still pretty amazing. Am I the only one that's reminded of King David's \"mighty men\" after watching this?

2 Samuel 23:8-39

yes

That's funny. I'm with you.

-----Added 9/28/2009 at 12:32:02 EST-----

Dan Osman was a talented climber but a foolish man. He took way too many \"calculated risks\" unfortunately this was his depise.

He died on November 23, 1998 at the age of 35 after his rope failed while performing a \"controlled free-fall\" jump from the Leaning Tower rock formation in Yosemite National Park. Osman had come back to Yosemite to dismantle the jump tower but apparently decided to make several jumps (over a few days) before doing so.The failure was investigated by the National Park Service with assistance from Chris Harmston, Quality Assurance Manager at Black Diamond Equipment. Harmston concluded that a change in jump site angle probably caused the ropes to cross and entangle, leading to the rope cutting by melting.Miles Daisher, who was with Osman when he made the jump, stated that the ropes used in his fatal jump had been exposed to inclement weather — including rain and snow — for more than a month before the fatal jump, but that the same ropes were used for several shorter jumps on the previous and same day.

What's a jump tower? Aside from the obvious: a tower fromwhich someone jumps. Hmm, maybe that is the answer.

From my understanding Jump Tower is the Leaning Tower in Yosemite.

This is what killed Osman. Not this particular jump but this is what he was doing.

[video=youtube;EilwLq7w1bs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EilwLq7w1bs[/video]

 

[caddy]

Unbelievable !

 

[AThornquist]

I too felt nervous when I watched the video because of the foolish danger involved. I guess my instinct was the correct one.

 

[JennyG]

4 minutes and 25 seconds is still pretty amazing. Am I the only one that's reminded of King David's "mighty men" after watching this?

2 Samuel 23:8-39

No, it's more like I Sam 14, at v 13:
"...and Jonathan climbed up upon his hands and upon his feet, and his armourbearer after him..."
Or Joab when he climbed up the conduit to take Jebus, which the Jebusites were convinced was impregnable.
Skyler, you must be using the M'Cheyne calendar.

 

[Jon Peters]

Wow.

Thanks for the info.

 

[Skyler]

4 minutes and 25 seconds is still pretty amazing. Am I the only one that's reminded of King David's "mighty men" after watching this?

2 Samuel 23:8-39

No, it's more like I Sam 14, at v 13:
"...and Jonathan climbed up upon his hands and upon his feet, and his armourbearer after him..."
Or Joab when he climbed up the conduit to take Jebus, which the Jebusites were convinced was impregnable.
Skyler, you must be using the M'Cheyne calendar.

Nope, actually. It was just a coincidence.

 

[puritanpilgrim]

wow

 

[OPC'n]

He should have stuck with what he knew best.... climbing without ropes! Poor guy!

 

[Rich Koster]

I'm impressed in spite of his demise. It takes me 4:25 to climb a flight of stairs some days.

 

[Edward]

Being reckless was poor stewardship, in my opinion, since he had a family.

From your link, it sounds like he did NOT have a family. It does sound like he sired a daughter, but that 'bohemian lifestyle' sounds inconsistent with a family life.

And a story in the Atlantic a couple of years before his death describes him as living alone. The Precipitous World of Dan Osman - 96.02

 

[jlynn]

Wow! I can't even imagine how many hours he must have practiced climbing before he got that good! I've climbed small walls before and it takes a lot of strength and flexibility.

 

[Michael]

Pfft. Bet I could beat him in an elevator...